պողոտայ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Syriac ܦܠܛܝܐ (plāṭīā, “square, public street”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”).
Noun
պողոտայ • (połotay)
- square
- the centre or the chief square of a city
- thoroughfare, broad street
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | պողոտայ (połotay) | պողոտայք (połotaykʻ) | |
| genitive | պողոտայի (połotayi) | պողոտայից (połotayicʻ) | |
| dative | պողոտայի (połotayi) | պողոտայից (połotayicʻ) | |
| accusative | պողոտայ (połotay) | պողոտայս (połotays) | |
| ablative | պողոտայէ (połotayē) | պողոտայից (połotayicʻ) | |
| instrumental | պողոտայիւ (połotayiw) | պողոտայիւք (połotayiwkʻ) | |
| locative | պողոտայի (połotayi) | պողոտայս (połotays) | |
| the plural genitive/dative/ablative can also be պողոտայց (połotaycʻ) | |||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: պողոտա (poġota)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պողոտայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պողոտայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պողոտայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press